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Nepal recovers bodies but presses on for trapped tunnel workers
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Nepali rescuers raced on Monday in a bid to free dozens of hydropower workers believed trapped in tunnels after devastating floods as search efforts entered a s...
Crude prices rise on US-Iran strikes, equities mixed after Warsh remarks
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Oil prices spiked Monday after a fresh flare-up in the US-Iran war, while stocks were mixed as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve boss Kevin Warsh saw invest...
The missing in Nepal-Tibet flash floods
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
At least 4,793 people were listed as missing Monday, with a further 919 confirmed dead, after the flash floods and landslides that hit the Nepal-Tibet border.
China penalises 10 people for misinformation over deadly mudslide
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Chinese authorities penalised 10 people accused of spreading misinformation online about a deadly mudslide along the Nepal border, police said Monday, as rescue...
Nepal toll surges as rescuers struggle through 'unimaginable' disaster
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers struggled Monday through mud and debris for a sixth day, as the number of missing people soared to nearly 5,000 since tsunami-like glacial floods roare...
Nepal flood death toll rises to 903, missing 4,247: disaster authority
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Devastating floods near the border with China have killed at least 903 people in Nepal, while the number of missing in the country has soared to 4,247, its disa...
At least five leaders to skip annual Pacific Islands summit
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
At least five leaders will skip the Pacific Island region's annual summit, officials said Monday, hours before the opening of talks overshadowed by Taiwan-China...
Nepal PM says nation facing 'unimaginable' disaster
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Nepal is facing an "unimaginable and heartbreaking" disaster with authorities struggling to assess the full scale of devastating floods that have killed hundred...
China's factory activity slides for second straight month
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Factory activity in China contracted in August for a second straight month, official data showed Monday, as soft demand weighs on the world's second-largest eco...
Swollen rivers, washed-out roads hamper Nepal rescue effort
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Nepali rescue teams battled difficult terrain, an unpredictable river and treacherous marshland on Monday, the sixth day in their search for survivors and victi...
Nepal flood death toll rises to 781, with 2,502 missing: disaster authority
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Devastating floods near the border with China killed at least 781 people in Nepal, its disaster authority said on Sunday, with 2,502 people missing as rescue ef...
Grisly search for missing as Nepal morgues overflow, burials begin
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Distraught families in Nepal watched grisly images of mangled corpses on a screen on Sunday, seeking to identify relatives as overflowing morgues forced authori...
Rescuers dig into tunnel as missing toll from Nepal, China flood tops 3,000
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers in Nepal and China battled Sunday through leg-sucking mud and the threat of rising rivers and a newly formed lake to search for thousands missing after...
Rescuers dig into tunnel as missing toll from Nepal, China flood tops 3,000
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers in Nepal and China battled Sunday through leg-sucking mud and the threat of rising rivers and a newly formed lake to search for thousands missing after...
Pacific leaders to meet in Palau amid China, Taiwan tension
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Pacific island leaders will tackle transnational drug crime as they meet in Palau from Monday for a summit where tensions between Taiwan and China risk overshad...
Rescuers dig into tunnel as missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers in Nepal and China battled Sunday to find thousands missing after a deadly wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayas, engulfing entire villa...
Nepal flood survivors return to ruins to salvage memories
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Days after a wall of water and debris ripped through Nepal, Shanti Lamichhane sat on a fruit crate in the dirt where her village once stood, staring at what rem...
Nepal-China floods disaster: Latest developments
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
The number of people missing in the catastrophic floods that sliced through the border area between Nepal and China exceeded 3,000 on Sunday, as rescuers search...
The missing in Nepal-Tibet flash floods
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
More than 3,000 people were listed as missing Sunday, with at least 797 confirmed dead, after the flash floods and landslides that hit the Nepal-Tibet border.
Rescuers dig into tunnel as missing toll from Nepal, China flood tops 3,000
Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers in Nepal and China battled through leg-sucking mud, as well as the threat of rising rivers and a newly formed lake, on Sunday to search for thousands m...
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